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UPDATE: Support Coming in From All Over Country to Help Dying Girl See Father

Lincoln, NE- Support from all over the country is coming in to the family of Jayci Yaeger. She's the 10 year old girl dying of cancer who wants to see her daddy one last time. People have been calling and emailing the South Dakota prison where her father is serving time. 

 The family is in a race against time and red tape to free him so she can say good bye and rest in peace. Her mother, Vonda Yaeger says, "The tumors are growing and hemorrhaging, and right now nothing they can do for her, just keep her comfortable."

Cancerous brain tumors have taken over and Jayci Yaeger moved into a Lincoln hospice this week. Her mother can only watch as her daughter slowly disappears. A girl, who just six months ago was vibrant and energetic. Vonda says, "It's really hard to say it, but it's time now and she doesn't need to suffer anymore. She needs to be where she can be peaceful and happy and not in pain."
  Jayci isn't ready to go just yet. She's got one more thing to do before she dies, hug her daddy.  "She's very scared, and I think she's holding on for her father," says Vonda.
 

  Jason Yaeger is sitting in a Federal minimum security prison camp in South Dakota,  serving five and a half years for a drug conviction.
   He's got one year left. Jason and the Yaeger family have appealed many times to the warden for a 30-day supervised release. He's been denied and they say the prison tells them the circumstances are not "extraordinary."
   The family says they'll keep fighting to get Jason out to grant his little girl her last wish.
 "She didn't do anything wrong. He was there for her when she was born. He should be there for her when she goes."

 Jason is set to be released to a Lincoln half way house in August. But doctors don't think Jayci will make it that long.
     Jason and his family say they're not asking for Jason to be free or to shorten his sentence. He's even offered to double his prison sentence. 
 

Check back for updates on this developing story. 

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Reported by Michelle Bandur, michelle@action3news.com